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Mabel Wood Martin
1888–1956
A little-known early 20th-century novelist, she wrote atmospheric fiction that ranged from the Philippines to more personal, inward-looking drama. Her work also appeared in major magazines of the day, including Scribner's and Collier's.
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The Green God's Pavilion: A novel of the Philippines
by Mabel Wood Martin
About the author
Born in 1888, Mabel Wood Martin was an American author remembered for novels such as The Green God's Pavilion and The Lingering Faun. Surviving catalog and archival records show that her fiction was published in the early 1900s, and The Green God's Pavilion has remained accessible through public-domain and library collections.
A memorial record credits her with additional work including Sentinel at the Western Gate and notes that she contributed short stories to Scribner's and Collier's. Those details suggest a writer who was active in both long fiction and magazine publishing during a period when popular literary magazines helped shape many readers' tastes.
She died in 1956. Although not widely known today, her books still attract interest from readers of rediscovered historical fiction and early 20th-century popular literature.